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Naomi Chase on “The Journals of Empress Galla Placidia from her Faithful Servant Lepida”

Empress Galla Placidia was the only woman in history to rule Rome, and one of the few in the ancient world to rule her own country.

How did a Roman Princess, raised in extravagant luxury, survive as a prisoner of ‘the Barbarians’? Did she love Athaulf, as it was rumored? Did she hate Constantius? What resilience kept her going after a second exile? How did she negotiate her final triumph, to become ruler of the Wester Empire? She said she built her Mausoleum in Ravenna so she could be buried sitting up. Was she capriciou, eccentric, or just unconventional? The Journals of Empress Galla Placidia, with Notes From her Faithful Servant, Lepida is a translation of her life.











When: Mon., May. 23, 2016 at 7:00 pm
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Empress Galla Placidia was the only woman in history to rule Rome, and one of the few in the ancient world to rule her own country.

How did a Roman Princess, raised in extravagant luxury, survive as a prisoner of ‘the Barbarians’? Did she love Athaulf, as it was rumored? Did she hate Constantius? What resilience kept her going after a second exile? How did she negotiate her final triumph, to become ruler of the Wester Empire? She said she built her Mausoleum in Ravenna so she could be buried sitting up. Was she capriciou, eccentric, or just unconventional? The Journals of Empress Galla Placidia, with Notes From her Faithful Servant, Lepida is a translation of her life.

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